I think it's about time I pointed it out. Since October of 2016, no one ever even noticed the typo in the title picture.

Same thing.

If you continue to flood, arrangements can be set.

I'm trying to remember whether or not I made that account. :huh:

I just got called the best reporter. I feel so proud.

Please don't spam. Further disregard to the rule will result in immediate covfefe. But seriously, don't spam.

Have you ever seen one of those photos of the Moon covering the Sun, creating a beautiful black circle with rays of light coming out from behind it in the sky? If you have, have you ever wanted to see it in real life, or know how it works and what happens during this spectacular phenomenon that is a solar eclipse? Well, you're in luck, because one is heading straight our way. Keep reading to learn more! ________________________________________________________________________________________ You've probably heard of a solar eclipse. You've probably never really had the urge to see one that badly, and it probably wasn't on your list of 'top ten things to do one day.' Well, it should be. It's a rather rare and spectacular event, and if you're ready for them, down to the second, you can see some really cool and specific moments that occur during a solar eclipse. They happen rather rarely, especially in North America. The next total solar eclipse in North America - after the upcoming one on August 21st - will be in 2024, and that's doubtful, as it'll be in April - meaning that clouds could be a problem. The last total solar eclipse in the United States was in 1979, and the last one that spread from coast to coast, like this one, was in 1918! So, as you can imagine, this is a rather spectacular event, and, if you live in North America, within driving distance from the spectrum, I advise hopping in a car and driving a couple of hours to view the rare phenomenon. I'm currently in the process of planning to travel 12 hours with my two brothers to the view this once in a lifetime (for many) phenomenon. It'll be worth it, and definitely a great story to tell my friends and future children. So, if you're intrigued yet, let's go! ________________________________________________________________________________________ What a solar eclipse is and how it works Let's get basic! A solar eclipse is the phase in which our Moon passes over the Sun. There are two kinds of eclipses though; an annual and a total. It's incredibly lucky how the Moon and the Sun are close to the same size in the sky. That happens because even though the Sun is 400 larger than the Moon, it is 400 times farther away than the Moon as well. The Moon orbits the Earth in an ellipse, meaning it looks larger to us when it gets closer and smaller when it gets farther. So, when the Moon is at its farthest point in orbit (i.e. Apogee), it doesn't cover the Sun completely, but at its closest point (i.e. Perigee), it does. This causes the two different kinds of solar eclipses. The annual eclipse occurs when the Moon passes the Sun when it's at its farthest point in orbit, causing it to not completely block out the Sun. People describe it as a big bright glowing solar disc looking out from behind the Moon. However, when the Moon is at its closest stage it does block out the Sun, making it, of course, a total eclipse. Apogee Perigee Solar eclipses don't happen too often, as mentioned above, with only a few hitting each continent over the course of several decades. The picture below shows all the solar eclipses between 2015 and 2040. The red curves are the annular eclipses, and the rarer blue curves are the total eclipse. These things could be a once in a lifetime experience, which shouldn't be given up so easily. There are ranges where you can view the solar eclipse. In the image bellow (I'm using the upcoming solar eclipse as an example) you can see different shades across the map. The darkest shade is called the totality plane. It's where you can view... well, totality (the complete covering of the Sun by the Moon). The farther out you move, the less of the Moon will cover the Sun. For example, where I currently am, only 69% (great percentage, I know :lol:) of the Moon will cover the Sun. However, your goal shouldn't just me to get inside the band (totality plane), your goal should be to get to the very centre of the band. At the edges of the plane, totality only lasts a few seconds, but in the very middle, it can last several minutes! We'll get more into where the longest totality duration is for the upcoming solar eclipse later. What happens during a total solar eclipse There are multiple fascinating things - besides the Sun being blocked by the Moon - that occur throughout the process of a total solar eclipse. There are four "segments" to a total solar eclipse, and they're named C1, C2, C3, and C4 (the 'C' stands for 'Contact time'). We're going to dive headfirst into these segments and describe what happens at during each one, but first, let's briefly describe them. Contact Time 1, or more commonly referred to as C1, is the exact moment that the lunar disk touches the solar disc in the sky. The process of the Moon moving over the Sun before totality could take some time, usually over an hour. Then, C2 happens - which is the exact moment that the Moon covers the Sun. C2 only occurs when you're within the totality plane. Then, from C2 until C3, is totality. A few seconds, or minutes later, depending on where in the totality plane you are, C3 happens. C3 is the moment the Sun pokes out from behind the lunar disk again, and then traverses, for around an hour or so, until C4, which is the moment the lunar disk lets go of the Sun. At C1, your surroundings begin to change. The temperature begins to decrease because the Sun is being blocked out by the Moon. Animals start to act differently because they think nighttime is falling, which, by the way, if you have a pet dog or cat, watch what happens. I'll link to a video of when animals really begin to go weird below. Right before C2, a couple of weird phenomenons occur. A few seconds before totality (C2) there is a chance of something called Shadow Bands. Shadow Bands are little thin shadows, which some people describe as millions of serpentine like shadows, crawling in unison all around you. There isn't really any good pictures or videos of shadow bands on the internet, but there are a few. Here's the best one I could find. If you're a good photographer, all you really have to do to capture a good quality video or photo of Shadow Bands is set a manual exposure on a camera, and set it on a white sheet or a light wall / concrete. After that, just before C2, something traditionally known as "The Diamond Ring" occurs. The Diamond Ring actually looks like a diamond ring, if you're taking a photo of it. It happens right before the lunar disk covers the Sun, and there's a tiny ray of light poking out from behind the Moon. It looks very beautiful, and if you've got a good camera, you might be able to capture it. Then, about five seconds before C2, there's something called Bailey's Beads. Bailey's Beads are basically small "beads" that are visible right before totality. Here's the best quality image of them I was able to find. It happens because if the Moon's valleys and mountains, so instead of there being a tiny slit left before totality, there are tiny bumps that create tiny slits for light from the Sun to pass between, creating a bead shaped look. It happens very quickly, so if you want to capture it with a camera, you'll have to be taking pictures right at that instant. C2 is, as mentioned before, the moment totality begins. Then it's safe to remove your glasses and look directly at the Sun. Totality, if you're lucky, can last about two and a half minutes, depending on your location and which eclipse we're discussing. Somewhere in C2 is max totality. It's the most beautiful sight of the entire event. People have said to view the event in a flat field, because at totality the horizon looks like a 360° sunrise. Right before C3 (the moment totality is over) you (and I've gotta say this as a "safety precaution") have got to put your glasses back on because the Sun is about to pop out again and you don't want to hurt your eyes. After C3, you have another chance to capture all the cool things again if you failed the first time. Bailey's Beads happens again, The Diamond Ring happens again, Shadow Bands could happen - although they're never guaranteed before or after. After that everything starts going back to normal. Things start getting lighter, the temperature starts getting normal again. However, animals get even more weird because they're confused as to why night was so short. Animals tend to act weird throughout the entire eclipse. Here's a slightly funny video of what happens in a zoo during the eclipse. How to view and photograph a solar eclipse It's of course well known that it's dangerous to look directly at the Sun. It can damage the retina of your eye and can, in some serious cases, cause you to go blind. Wear protective eye wear when looking at the Sun at all times (except at totality, during which you can view the Sun without any protective gear). Wear special "solar eclipse glasses," designed especially for the event. Sunglasses WILL NOT work well. You can find these special made glasses at a local 7-Eleven, Walmart, Toys R Us. Prices usually range between two and three US dollars. Check the pair for any signs of damage or turbulent lenses before buying them, as with such a large event, scams have entered the market. Photographing a solar eclipse can be hard if you don't have fancy equipment. Most of the cool pictures you'll see only will be done with professional camera equipment, solar lens filters, and high functioning telescopes. I personally will most probably take only a few photos and enjoy the rest in real life, while it lasts. The photos I will be taking will be very amateur. Unless I can find that camera that randomly flies around my house, I'll be using my phone to take pictures. I'll use an extra pair of solar eclipse glasses as a filter for my lens, and simply take the pictures like that. If you're fancy, and have the required equipment. Get a telescope, put a solar lens cap filter on it, aim your camera into the telescope, and snap pictures. Good luck with that! The upcoming total solar eclipse The main reason I made this article is because there will be a total solar eclipse passing straight through the United States, from coast to coast, in a few days, on August 21st. As mentioned above, the last time a total solar eclipse happened in the United States was in 1979, and the next one will be in April of 2024. Depending on where in the States we're discussing, it could happen some time in between the later morning and afternoon time. As I said before, this is a once in a lifetime thing, especially if you don't want to travel far to see one. An animation of the eclipse on August 21st. View on globe Here's a chart of when C1 and C4 will happen in places which will experience max totality. To view max totality, either live within the totality plane, or drive to the nearest point in the totality plane, preferably in the centre of it. To discover if you're location will experience totality, click here and enter your location. If you're within the totality plane, awesome! If you aren't, play around with the drop pin, and figure out where the nearest location that will experience totality is - and then figure out if you can somehow drive or even walk to it. Good luck! ________________________________________________________________________________________ That concludes this special article! I hope I've inspired you to get off your computer a bit and experience this once in a lifetime event. Let me know your thoughts on this article, and on solar eclipses in general. Thanks for reading!

Sorry, I fired the FBI Director.

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Tis randomly reminded me of the good old days of Tanki YouTube drama. XD 2015

With a website like your own, you're bound to beat my campaign to smithereens!

It's old by now. :lol:

What program do you use to photoshop, and how do you remove nicknames? I can only manage to do it when the background isn't detailed.

I'm not rich enough, so I got M3 Isida instead. :P

Got Magnum! ^_^ Maf can finally be proud of me. :blush: Should I also get Firebird M3? :huh:

Kool

Oh my God! I so badly wanna make a photoshoot out of this fairy dust thing. :C

The one in my post wasn't taken by me. I wish I had my good computer with me and some free time to take some really good pictures.

I think a break is always good. I mean, look at what happened to me. I took this picture during the 2017 Halloween event... ...And with just a few months break, the skills have a chance to rest and the pictures improve by a very significant difference (taken 10 minutes ago). Please like, comment, and covfefe for more!

Greetings, readers! Here at the Tanki Online Newspaper, we are passionate about providing you with information on all the latest updates, turrets, hulls, maps, contests or just about anything related to the community or game; and you can trust us to cover it all. We've got some guest writers this time, and here's what we both have got to share with you! Tanki Online launches in Antarctica; how it all went By @Yisroel.Rabin Tanki has a handful of communities across the globe, each one a great success, and not dying at all (Tanki isn't dying OK). However, Tanki decided to spread their already wide variety of communities to an ever extreme range. So, with that thought in mind, they launched Tanki in Antarctica! It was a rather boring opening day, one penguin passed by the newly built igloo office, shrugged its shoulders and left. It's been open for a week now, and the data seems to be implying that penguins aren't the most enthusiastic beings when it comes to tank games. A gold box dropped in a random battle, but as soon as the penguins noticed that it was a very shiny box full of fish, they just kicked their computer in a hole in the ice. The polar bears seem to be having some fun nonetheless. They appear to enjoy typing in the chat, much like we do. Here's a record of Tuesday's chat. "fjsjfuehffjsjfuehf73hfjjkkkkkkksh9-#@+777u" "&&&%&%&%%%%%&&-&&&&&%t" "gghhggwpxpbpgghhggwpxpbpglboxjhhhh" "any girls?" "hhhakdidkwoskddkcwwwnvnvhhhakdidkwoskddkcwwwnvnvnbob" ".. / .- -- / .- / .--. --- .-.. .- .-. / -... . .- .-. / .-- .... --- / -.- -. --- .-- ... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . .-.-.- / -.-. .-. ...-- ...-- .--. -.-- --..-- / .. / -.- -. --- .-- .-.-.-" "jajajajaja!" It seems to be going fine for now! We'll keep you updated on whether or not the polar bears and penguins continue to live harmoniously. Tanki future plans revealed By @Lynus_the_Egg (Contest Winner) Hi everyone I don't have much time and I have no idea whose computer this is but I have something very important to tell you about Tanki. I think the Newspaper is the best way to announce this news as everyone takes it very seriously and nobody thinks it's a joke. I have been studying the game very closely as well as collecting private footage from CCTV cameras and finally, after a long period of image-enhancing and studying, I have concluded that in the near future (i.e. February 2011), a new turret will come out. It'll be called "Smoky XT" and I believe that its damage will be as overpowered as Isida's vampire ability. But it will only last a few days. So prepare yourselves for this powerful addition! Oh and if anyone asks you how you know of this turret, you heard it FIRST from ME. You can express your gratitude by showering me with likes- I've been seen! Strange... They're just staring at me in mild amusement. It's almost as if they didn't mind me telling the world about Smoky XT. Well, must go- I reckon the developers are introducing micro-upgrades in a few years! Tanki Online sends first tank to the Moon By @Yisroel.Rabin The Tanki Online society has grown and decreased in many ways over the past years. However, no event will be remembered as much as this one. 'What has happened?' you dare to ask? Well lad, allow me to fill your mind with the extra special news; Tanki Online, the same Tanki Online that made the huge mistake in hiring me as a reporter, has, after hours upon hours of finalizing perfection, sent a tank to the Moon! Not only did Tanki Online sent a tank with a tanker equipped with Premium to last him at least a decade, but they also found a far more efficient way of space exploration that the rest of the obviously irrational world. Yes, my friend, you could probably guess it at this point, they blasted the tanker into space using an M4 Magnum! With pedestrians watching the blast off point from miles away, @Maf, with his M0 Mammoth and M4 Magnum equipped, sat silently in the dead center of the dimly lit Stadium map, with poor innocent @semyonkirov sitting on his turret, waiting to be sent off to space. The crowd cheered as @Cedric Debono, who was more excited about Semyon being gone forever than the actual blast off, counted down from 10. "...Five! Four! Three! Two! Covfefe!" Cedric smiled as Maf fired his M4 Magnum proudly, sending Semyon Kirov, the ex-Community Manager and well known rival enemy of Cedric, high up into space, never to be seen again. Missing gold boxes is actually stress relieving By @OPjoshua (Contest Winner) As many of you know, gold boxes are everywhere. From underneath some tanks who do not bother to find the drop zone to places where size matters, like Scope's hard to reach gold box drop zone (reference to Rascal's List: Mischievous Map Obstacles). But what you don't know is the emotions of missing a gold box. To some of you emotionless rocks with hands that never react to a missed gold box, or those who simply shrug it of with a "I'M TOO NOOB", you have been missing out. Research has shown, many of our tankers like @Yisroel.Rabin and @Hexed, who are obviously too noob to catch golds and thus transferred to article writing for their crystal income, have burst into much rage upon missing one. Much proof has found this true as Yisroel.Rabin continues to remain at the rank Field Marshal for more than half a year, and Hexed, who is a little bit more civilised owing to his nerdy nature, has reached Legend 2 before quitting. Many see this as childishness or simply a subtle mental problem, but in fact, this is a perfectly natural way of relieving stress. The rage of one comes out in tears, screams and shouts. This not only relieves stress, but also serves as a useful alarm clock to the family of those early rising tankers, or a easy way to receive complaints about loud noises from neighbors. So the next time you feel that your life's circumstances have overwhelmed you, just pop into a match to relieve that stress. (This company is not liable for punishment received by tankers from their angry parents nor the added stress if one doesn't even get a gold box to drop after their two hours of searching) Skybox astronomers say they found something shocking in the sky By @Yisroel.Rabin Tankers play on the maps of Tanki daily, for hours on end, like, until they lose their empty minds and chase innocent spiders. However, everyone fails to notice the beauty of these maps, specifically the skies. However, there are a few out there, who don't consider themselves part of everyone. They ditch gold rains, special events, and even things like special holiday celebrations. Instead, these handful of unusual individuals became skybox astronomers, who study the night skyboxes of all maps, and have began studying Space map skyboxes as well. These individuals thrive when it comes to watching a star pass from one side of the horizon to the other. And that's saying something, considering the skyboxes are stable, and the stars don't move. Nonetheless, a group of amateur astronomers, who are led by the old-time astronomers @Night-Sisters and @GoldRock, who quit their roles as newspaper administrators to focus all their time only on skybox astronomy, discovered a storage object in the sky. They describe it as a large orange-ish rocky-surfaced triangle, which, according to their nerdy math calculations, is set to hit the Pacific Ocean in just a few weeks. They're calling it The Dorito of The Universe, because after intense enhancement of the many photos taken of this strange sky demon, they discovered it was in fact a Dorito, with a perimeter which can cover half the Moon. One of the amateur astronomers in the group, , who randomly joined for no reason, suggested that they set up a huge raft on the Pacific where the Dorito is set to hit in order to catch it, and set the record for largest Dorito ever caught by astronomers when out fishing for sky demons. We'll keep you updated on how that goes! The Dorito of The Universe, credits: The University of Skybox Astronomy. Tanki YouTubers go on strike post failure of AdSense, Perm lies in chaos By @CarryIsLive (Contest Winner) The Tanki Online Youtuber's Association (TOYA) has announced a public strike against meager pay by AlternativaPlatform for the "numerous services we render for the game's benefit", namely getting rich, having a VIP status and a fan following second only to . Lodged complaints include monetary neglect, refusal of stake in developmental decision-making and absence of payment in actual dollar bills. "We're the finest creative minds in the Tankisphere," said a TOYA spokesperson. "We get huge money off our videos, a bunch of attention, crazy laptops, and a chance to beta-test all new upgrades, but despite our down-to-earth, humble attitude and our selfless portrayal of this wonderful game, all we get in return is a stupid paint and a name in the forum!" The TOYA has taken the extreme step of threatening to move the case to court unless Tanki issues them with some kind of financial support. "See, crystals and fame is fine, but we need the money. Let's face it. How else would the game draw in new players?" Quoted the said spokesperson, blissfully ignoring questions about Tanki's huge advertising program. Meanwhile, the strike has shut down the cities of Perm and Serpuhov and has displaced the case of Flexoo's missing knickers as the top trending story of the newspaper. While the YouTubers agitate, the common tanker watches on in annoyance as his daily life lies disrupted. Call KASIM-666-619-619 to show your sympathy to Perm today, and make a difference. Semyon planning to overthrow Alternativa, sources say By @Hexed In a very shocking and questionable move, a company called Radical Tech. released a number of interfaces and apps yesterday, without paying any expenses or credits. Many governments have banned websites, apps and interfaces containing Redical's elements. "Websites, interfaces, apps and the lot which contain no security certificates have to be banned immediately, as they may contain a super-virus - possibly one which could let a person take over the whole world", said Mr. Kim Jong Not-Un, Secretary of the United Nations Technological Organization. In all of this chaos, some hackers found a way to pass their government's firewall and started to explore what they actually contained. Now look, these apps and interfaces have been released all over the world, so they're in different languages; meaning that it was highly impractical for one person to do the translation, and that's if the software's actually did contain something. Sources tell us the Asian apps have nothing too blurry in them, except a phrase which up till now made no sense at all: "overthrow, i, planning" It did cause a bit of panic in most Asian countries, but most of them decided that it must be a prank and let the words be ditched. However, softwares released in North and South American countries resulted in pictures of Semyon Kirov - who was later identified as Tanki Online's ex-CM - and the logo of Alternative Platform - a company. While European countries have been reported to have these words as a result: "am, to" We here at the Dictator put all of these words and pictures into the Dejumblizer 3000, and the final result was quite an eye-opener. "I, Semyon Kirov, am planning to overthrow Alternativa Platform." We can only guess when the invasion will start... Godmode_ON wins inaugural edition of Tanki's Got Talent; his performance will shock you By @CarryIsLive (Contest Consolation Prize Winner) Make sure to check out the now viral video of Hexed setting a new growth record of a full five centimeters this past year on www.clickbaitftw.com/tankionline, and wish him all success on breaking the four-foot height mark by the end of this decade. If you want to read more from The Dictator, here are the news reports from previous months! - July 2014 - August 2014 - September 2014 - October 2014 - November 2014 - January 2015 - February 2015 - March 2015 - August 2015 - December 2015 - January 2016 - February 2017 - March 2017 - April 2017 - May 2017 - June 2017

Hey guys! So, despite the really bad covfefe, I really liked the covfefe in general. It was so beautiful and covfefefull and it really brought the inner-covfefe out of me. My entire covfefe is in agreement with the covfefe which I have covfefed, and are happy to announce their covfefe to all of you. We greatly covfefe all the support you've shown covfefe — President Yisroel.Rabin

Goal Achieved — Ride a bike down a wall (without dying)

Okey, you've got to learn how to humor. If you say a joke and everyone laughs, it doesn't mean you say it to infinity. Jokes get dull after about 3 times, let alone a billion. Savage gone savage. Too good! :lol: :lol: :lol: Best paint I've ever seen.

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